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• Marmalade —    Marmalade is a bitter, jellylike preserve, once made from quinces but now primarily from oranges, including some of their peel. This word has thrived in folk stories, even though there is no direct line between the preserve and its ancestor.… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• marmalade — ► NOUN ▪ a preserve made from citrus fruit, especially bitter oranges. ORIGIN Portuguese marmelada quince jam , from marmelo quince …   English terms dictionary

• Marmalade — Not to be confused with Marmelade. This article is about the type of fruit preserve. For other uses, see Marmalade (disambiguation). Seville orange marmalade with rind Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits,… …   Wikipedia

• marmalade-dropper — (MAR.muh.layd draw.pur) n. Something that is extremely shocking or upsetting, particularly a newspaper headline or article. Also: marmalade dropper. Example Citation: BBC face obscenity row over shocking new lesbian drama, snorted the Daily Mail… …   New words

• marmalade — n. a preserve of citrus fruit, usu. bitter oranges, made like jam. Phrases and idioms: marmalade cat a cat with orange fur. Etymology: F marmelade f. Port. marmelada quince jam f. marmelo quince f. L melimelum f. Gk melimelon f. meli honey +… …   Useful english dictionary

• marmalade — 1. noun /ˈmɑː(ɹ)m.ə.leɪd/ Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by… …   Wiktionary

• marmalade — [16] The word marmalade originally denoted ‘quince jam’. It comes via French from Portuguese marmelada, a derivative of marmelo ‘quince’. And marmelo goes back via Latin melimēlum to Greek melímēlon, a term meaning literally ‘honeyapple’ which… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• marmalade — [16] The word marmalade originally denoted ‘quince jam’. It comes via French from Portuguese marmelada, a derivative of marmelo ‘quince’. And marmelo goes back via Latin melimēlum to Greek melímēlon, a term meaning literally ‘honeyapple’ which… …   Word origins

• jam — I 1. verb 1) he jammed a finger in each ear Syn: stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, press, push, stick, squeeze, cram 2) hundreds of people jammed into the hall Syn: crowd …   Thesaurus of popular words

• marmalade — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)məleɪd[/t]] marmalades N MASS Marmalade is a food made from oranges, lemons, or grapefruit that is similar to jam. It is eaten on bread or toast at breakfast …   English dictionary

• jam — Synonyms and related words: Great Mogul, Jell O, Mogul, a mass of, a world of, abound with, afterthought, albumen, arch dam, army, articulate, assault, backstop, baffle, bafflement, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barricade, barrier, batten,… …   Moby Thesaurus